Dayton Street Historic District
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The Dayton Street Historic District was the was once known as "Millionaire’s Row" in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

 and is known for its 19th-century Italianate houses. It is located in Cincinnati's historic Old West End neighborhood. It is bounded by Bank Street, Poplar Street, Linn Street, and Winchell Avenue. The District was listed on January 25, 1973 (No. 73001457).

The Dayton Street Historic District area is a homogenous, series of blocks, containing a group of representative 19th century detached town houses. The area was once the 19th-century residential area for wealthy beer brewers and pork packers of Cincinnati. The majority of the buildings were erected between 1850 and 1890, and they are generally masonry, two- or three-story Italianate-style homes. Low decorative wrought iron
Wrought iron
thumb|The [[Eiffel tower]] is constructed from [[puddle iron]], a form of wrought ironWrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon...

 fences and stone posts add to the area's strong sense of time and place.

The Hauck House Museum
Hauck House Museum
The Hauck House Museum is an Italianate mansion located in the Dayton Street Historic District in the Old West End Neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio...

 is located at 812 Dayton Street and the Mayor George Hatch
George Hatch
George Hatch was a Democratic politician, who served as Mayor of the City of Cincinnati, Ohio, during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1863....

House is located at 830 Dayton Street.

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